Head of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine Viktor Baloha drew the attention of Ukrainian democratic forces to the exceptional responsibility of every politician for the results of early elections in Ukraine and their impact on the democratic development of the state.
He recalled that because of the ambitions of politicians and the unsuccessful format of blocking in the 2006 elections, almost 5% of votes cast for parties and blocs of democratic orientation that did not overcome the election barrier were actually lost.
As reported by the official internet representation of the President, Baloha called on the leaders of Ukrainian democratic forces to develop a common algorithm and format for the election campaign, as well as the formation of a coalition and government after victory in the elections. In particular, he calls on democratic forces:
- to unite into blocs in such a way as to prevent the dispersion and loss of voters' votes; the most optimal appears to be the unification of two directions of democratic forces: left-centrist (whose core is the BYuT) and right-centrist (whose core is "Our Ukraine", People's Self-Defense and the Ukrainian Right);
- to ensure the impossibility of a revival of political corruption in the Verkhovna Rada of the next convocation, to introduce a mechanism of accountability of a deputy to the faction;
- on the basis of party programs, to adopt a common pre-election platform, which will form the basis of the action program of the new government;
- to develop a common action plan for holding elections within the established timeframe.
"Every politician must consult his own conscience and determine what is more important to him: short-term satisfaction of ambitions or work for the civilized, democratic development of Ukraine. Not a single vote cast for patriotic forces should be lost," Baloha emphasized